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06/06-06//26-sd 08/15-08/07/26-sd TEJAS S. KAPADIA, ESQ. Waldwick, NJ 07463 201-632-1529 tejas@kapadialaw.com Real Estate, Business, Wills (Estate Planning), Immigration & General Law, Practicing in New York & New Jersey. Enrolled Agent with IRS. 08/15-08/07/26-sd 06/28/2506/26/26-sd HEMISH S. KAPADIA, CPA, EA, MBA, MS SUSHIL T. KAPADIA, CPA, EA, ACA Enrolled Agent th IRS, Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, Former Tax Auditor & Assistant to Income Tax Commissioner - NYC. 44+ years in practice. Tel: (201) 444-4648 ACCOUNTANTS/CPA ANJAY ACCOUNTAX SERVICE NJ LLC HarishHathiwala ,CPA Specializing in Individual • Business • Corporation New Business Set Up Service Jersey City: (201) 656-2000 NY City: (212) 714-1988 Central Jersey: (908) 837-9030 Orlando: (407) 403-6582 Accounting ,Auditing , IncomeTax Small Business and Non-profit Org. 20 News India Times May 2, 2026 - May 8, 2026) May 8, 2026 BUSINESS/SERVICES DIRECTORY The hardest-working staff at the airport? These two good boys. B reak time 10:38 a.m. Hercules naps on the cool floor under a desk in the command center. Ned plays ball. Over and over and over again. 11:04 a.m. Back to work. Turkey vul- tures circle above, teasing the wildlife team. At 100 feet above the airport, they are too high for Hercules and Ned. So, Keyser returns the dogs to the car, to pro- tect their ears, and pulls out a pistol. He shoots blanks into the air and scans the sky. Empty. 1:11 p.m. All spe- cies stop for lunch. Hercules and Ned eat a bowl of pumpkin and kibble. I run down to the cafe/gift shop, where baskets overflow with plush toys of a young Hercules, when his nose was mottled pink. While waiting for my order, I skim a children’s book called “The Adven- tures of Hercules: A New Friend.” Preboarding therapy session 2 p.m. Hercules pads into the wait- ing area of Gate B2 dressed in a patch- covered vest and a blue pilot’s cap, his greeter attire. When he’s not hazing birds, he’s comforting passengers as a therapy dog. He sniffs Rowdy, a 10-month-old shih tzu, then takes a seat between a goateed man in a Bart Simpson T-shirt and a woman in a bubblegum pink top. Two hands reach out to pet him. He jumps to the floor for more scratch- es. A woman steals glances at him. Keyser leads him over to her. Marjorie Halfhill, an Orlando resident withWest Virginia roots, looks deeply into his heterochromia eyes - one blue, one brown - and speaks softly to him. “You have an important job, don’t you?” Halfhill says. He licks her face. “I am so glad I got to meet you. I won’t forget you.” More shared kisses. The gate agent starts the boarding process. Passengers shuffle by Hercules, pausing to snap self- ies or straighten his hat. After the doors close, Hercules looks around the gate be- fore hitting up a TSA officer for pets. Clocking out 2:44 p.m. “Want a nap?” Keyser asks Hercules after he has completed his inspection of the cafe floor. He tilts his head, ears up like anten- nae. It’s quitting time. 2:57 p.m. Hercules falls asleep under a desk, done for the day. Ned is wandering around the office, hoping Keyser or the mysterious voice over the radio will ask him to work overtime. By Andrea Sachs Continued From Page 11 A portrait of Hercules, along with his work gear (blue pilot’s cap, goggles) and honorary patches. Ned, left, and Hercules wait for another flock of birds or other wildlife to chase. Hercules, left, and Ned prepare for another shift of work with wildlife specialist Chris Keyser.